same $100k income, fresh start from Louisville
changea dispatch from
rochester
NY
43.16°N
77.62°W
Rochester is the city that Kodak and Xerox built, with a quiet college-town soul (UofR, RIT, Eastman School of Music). The Garbage Plate (cheeseburger, mac salad, home fries, hot sauce, on one plate) is the closest thing to a citywide handshake. Frederick Douglass made his home here, and the Susan B. Anthony House is downtown. The Finger Lakes wine country is right next door.
the verdict
pricier each month than Louisville
Rochester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
12% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,312/mo
$278 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
3% cheaper than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
1.1M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Louisville has the edge here, logging 181 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 48 days below 20° vs Louisville's 15.
67% fewer events than Louisville. The pace eases up.
58/100
7% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
27% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
18
18% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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